12-letter words that end in ge
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- space charge — a distribution of an excess of electrons or ions over a three-dimensional region, in contrast to the distribution of an electric charge over the surface of a conductor.
- stage-manage — to work as a stage manager for: When he wasn't acting, he stage-managed a repertory theater.
- straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- text message — an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form, as “l8t” for “late,” on the phone's numeric or QWERTY keypad.
- the jazz age — (esp in the US) the period between the end of World War I and the beginning of the Depression during which jazz became popular
- thrust stage — a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.
- to advantage — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- truss bridge — a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- under-manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- vacuum gauge — a device for measuring pressures below atmospheric pressure in the receiver of an air pump, in steam condensers, and the like.
- valley forge — a village in SE Pennsylvania: winter quarters of Washington's army 1777–78.
- veto-message — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- visual range — Meteorology. visibility (def 3).
- vso language — a type of language that has basic verb-subject-object word order, as Welsh, classical Arabic, or Tagalog.
- wild cabbage — a European plant, Brassica oleracea, with broad leaves and a long spike of yellow flowers: the plant from which the cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprout have been bred
- window ledge — outdoors: bottom edge of a window
- winter hedge — a clothes horse
- zero tillage — no-tillage.